H. C. Ford

21.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
203 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

H. C. Ford is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, H. C. Ford has authored 203 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 175 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 103 papers in Instrumentation and 22 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in H. C. Ford's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (105 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (103 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (97 papers). H. C. Ford is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (105 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (103 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (97 papers). H. C. Ford collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. H. C. Ford's co-authors include Laura Ferrarese, G. D. Illingworth, George H. Jacoby, Marijn Franx, R. J. Bouwens, Robin Ciardullo, K. C. Freeman, John P. Blakeslee, Walter Jaffe and Z. Tsvetanov and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

H. C. Ford

187 papers receiving 7.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Photometric Performance and Calibration of theHubble Space TelescopeAdvanced Camera for Surveys

2005 636 citations M. James Jee, N. Benı́tez et al. profile →
Supermassive Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei: Past, Present and Future Research

2005 476 citations H. C. Ford et al. profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H. C. Ford

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Young Galaxy Candidates in the Hubble Frontier Fields. IV. MACS J1149.5+2223 2017 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Wei Zheng, Adi Zitrin, L. Infante, Nicolas Laporte, (unknown), John Moustakas, H. C. Ford, Xinwen Shu, Junxian Wang, J. M. Diego, F. E. Bauer, P. Troncoso, Tom Broadhurst, A. Molino	17
2	YOUNG GALAXY CANDIDATES IN THEHUBBLEFRONTIER FIELDS. II. MACS J0416–2403 2015 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·L. Infante, Wei Zheng, Nicolas Laporte, P. Troncoso, A. Molino, J. M. Diego, F. E. Bauer, Adi Zitrin, John Moustakas, (unknown), Xinwen Shu, David Bína, Gabriel Brammer, Tom Broadhurst, H. C. Ford, (unknown), S. Kim	17
3	A GEOMETRICALLY SUPPORTED z ∼ 10 CANDIDATE MULTIPLY IMAGED BY THE HUBBLE FRONTIER FIELDS CLUSTER A2744 2014 ·The Astrophysical Journal Letters ·Adi Zitrin, Wei Zheng, Tom Broadhurst, John Moustakas, Daniel Lam, Xinwen Shu, (unknown), J. M. Diego, H. C. Ford, Jeremy Lim, F. E. Bauer, L. Infante, Daniel D. Kelson, A. Molino	60
4	EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES ATz= 1.3. I. THE LYNX SUPERCLUSTER: CLUSTER AND GROUPS ATz= 1.3. MORPHOLOGY AND COLOR-MAGNITUDE RELATION 2012 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·S. Mei, S. A. Stanford, B. Holden, Anand Raichoor, Marc Postman, Fumiaki Nakata, A. Finoguenov, H. C. Ford, G. D. Illingworth, (unknown), P. Rosati, Masayuki Tanaka, A. Rettura, Francesco Shankar, E. R. Carrasco, R. Demarco, P. Eisenhardt, M. James Jee, Yusei Koyama, R. L. White	40
5	The Advanced Camera Galaxy Redshift Survey 2006 ·American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts ·Brenda Frye, N. Benı́tez, Dan Coe, H. C. Ford, (unknown), G. D. Illingworth, P. Guhathakurta, Marijn Franx	0
6	Discovery of two M 32 twins in Abell 1689 2005 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·Steffen Mieske, L. Infante, M. Hilker, (unknown), John P. Blakeslee, N. Benı́tez, H. C. Ford, K. C. Zekser	29
7	HST/ACS Images of the GG Tauri and HD 163296 Disks 2003 ·John Krist, Mark Clampin, D. A. Golimowski, D. R. Ardila, H. C. Ford, G. D. Illingworth	0
8	The Advanced Camera for Surveys Coronagraph 2002 ·D. A. Golimowski, John Krist, Mark Clampin, G. Hartig, H. C. Ford, G. D. Illingworth	1
9	Detection of Planets with the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera 2000 ·ASPC ·W. B. Sparks, Robert L. Brown, C. J. Burrows, Mark Clampin, John Krist, H. C. Ford, P. D. Feldman, D. A. Golimowski	0
10	A Massive Black Hole in the Nucleus of M31 1998 ·American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts ·Z. Tsvetanov, Yichuan C. Pei, H. C. Ford, G. A. Kriss, R. J. Harms	1
11	The Advanced Camera for the Hubble Space Telescope 1995 ·H. C. Ford, Tom Broadhurst, Paul D. Feldman, F. Bartko, Pierre Y. Bély, Robert L. Brown, Christopher J. Burrows, Mark Clampin, James H. Crocker, G. Hartig, Marc Postman, W. B. Sparks, R. L. White, E. S. Cheng, Randy A. Kimble, S. G. Neff, G. D. Illingworth, Michael P. Lesser, George Miley, Robert A. Woodruff	5
12	Planetary nebulae as distance indicators. 1988 ·ASPC ·George H. Jacoby, Robin Ciardullo, H. C. Ford	1
13	The 164 and 13 Day Periods of SS 433 1979 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·B. Margon, S. A. Grandi, R. A. Downes, H. C. Ford, L. H. Aller, M. Plavec, R. P. S. Stone, H. Spinrad, J. Stauffer, E. M. Burbidge, V. T. Junkkarinen, (unknown), H. E. Smith	1
14	Planetary Nebulae in the Nuclear Bulge of M81: A New Distance Determination 1978 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·H. C. Ford, (unknown)	5
15	Planetary Nebulae in M31. 1976 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·George H. Jacoby, H. C. Ford	1
16	Identification of Planetary Nebulae in the Elliptical Galaxies NGC 185, NGC 205, and NGC 221. 1973 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·H. C. Ford, (unknown), Harland W. Epps	0
17	Populous Clusters in the Magellanic Clouds 1971 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·H. C. Ford	2
18	V605 Aquilae: a Nova-Like Variable in an Old Planetary Nebula 1971 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·H. C. Ford	11
19	The Kinematics and Stellar Content of Populous Clusters in the Magellanic Clouds . 1970 ·PhDT ·H. C. Ford	1
20	Tolbutamide Test: A Misleading Response 1965 ·BMJ ·H. C. Ford, Randall E. Bailey	3

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